Спрут: Калифорнийская история

           Aprolongedmovementrippledfromteamtoteam,disengaginginitspassageamultitudeofsounds—-theclickofbuckles,thecreakofstrainingleather,thesubduedclashofmachinery,thecrackingofwhips,thedeepbreathingofnearlyfourhundredhorses,theabruptcommandsandcriesofthedrivers,and,lastofall,theprolonged,soothingmurmurofthethickbrownearthturningsteadilyfromthemultitudeofadvancingshears.

           Theploughingthuscommenced,continued.Thesunrosehigher.Steadilythehundredironhandskneadedandfurrowedandstrokedthebrown,humidearth,thehundredironteethbitdeepintotheTitan’sflesh.Perchedonhisseat,themoistlivingreinsslippingandtugginginhishands,Vanamee,inthemidstofthissteadyconfusionofconstantlyvaryingsensation,sightinterruptedbysound,soundminglingwithsight,onthisswaying,vibratingseat,quiveringwiththeprolongedthrilloftheearth,lapsedtoasortofpleasingnumbness,inasense,hypnotisedbytheweavingmazeofthingsinwhichhefoundhimselfinvolved.Tokeephisteamataneven,regulargait,maintainingthepreciseinterval,torunhisfurrowsascloselyaspossibletothosealreadymadebytheploughinfront—thisforthemomentwastheentiresumofhisduties.Butwhileonepartofhisbrain,alertandwatchful,tookcognisanceofthesematters,allthegreaterpartwaslulledandstupefiedwiththelongmonotonyoftheaffair.

           Theploughing,nowinfullswing,envelopedhiminavague,slow-movingwhirlofthings.